hammer
noun
a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
is hammering
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present progressiveof hammer (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Seven Nicole Graves mysteries are now in print, and Boyarsky is hammering out the eighth while Bill, also a prolific author, works in another room on his next book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
China is hammering out details with Singapore on a bilateral visa-free travel arrangement, according to Beijing's embassy, a move that could boost arrivals in the city-state from what was its biggest pre-pandemic tourism market.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2023
We drive past one soldier who is hammering frozen chunks of it off his stranded truck with a mallet.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
I tell myself I’m not afraid, because I’m prepared: The candle is lit, the lights off, the salt poured—but of course my heart is hammering in my chest so hard that it’s a painful beat.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
